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問うに落ちず語るに落ちる【とうにおちずかたるにおちるtouniochizukataruniochiru】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to keep a secret when asked about it, but let it slip inadvertently when chatting on another occasion
しゃべりまくるshaberimakuru《喋りまくる・喋り捲る》 Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
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他☆【ほかhoka】外☆

noun / ~の noun:

  • other (place, thing, person); the rest
  • outside; beyond - esp. 外 - usually written using kana alone

adverbial noun:

  • nothing except; nothing but; nothing apart from; nothing aside from; no choice (but to) - as 〜ほか〜ない, usu. after より or the dictionary form of a verb - usually written using kana alone ➜ ほかない
  • besides...; in addition to... - often as ほかに

ほかのhokano人hitoはha私のwatashinoやっているyatteiruことが出来ないkotogadekinaiだろうdarou。 I don't think anyone else could do my job.

ハゲタカHAGETAKAがga突っつくtsuttsuku死んだshinda鹿shikaとかtoka、他のtano動物doubutsuのno食べ残しtabenokoshiとかtoka、 そういうsouiu腐ったkusatta肉nikuをwo死肉shinikuとto書きましたkakimashita。 A dead deer being pecked by vultures, remains partly eaten by other animals, that sort of rotten meat is called 'carrion'.

檀林【だんりんdanrin】談林

noun:

  • Buddhist center for study and meditation; monastery; temple - abbreviation of 栴檀林 - Buddhism term ➜ 栴檀
  • Danrin style of haikai poetry (playful and oriented to the common person); Danrin school (of haikai poetry) - abbreviation ➜ 俳諧・談林風・談林派
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引っかかる☆【ひっかかるhikkakaru】引っ掛かる☆・引っ掛る☆ Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to be caught in; to be stuck in
  • to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to be delayed; to take time
  • to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to be involved with
  • to fall for (a trick); to be deceived; to be cheated
  • to be on one's mind; to worry one; to be bothered by; to feel uneasy
  • to be obstructed; to be hindered
  • to splash

何でnandeそんなsonna安っぽいyasuppoiペテンPETENにniひっかかるhikkakaruんだnda。 Why do people get fooled by such cheap schemes?

そんなsonnaのにnoni引っかかるhikkakaruのnoはha間抜けmanukeだdaよyo。 That's for suckers.

こうkouいっiたta場所bashoにni引っかかるhikkakaruのnoはha、一体ittaiどうdouいっiたta種類shuruiのno人hitoたちtachiなnaんnだろdaroうu？ What sort of people hang out at a place like this?

縁【よすがyosuga・よすかyosukaobs.】因・便

noun:

  • something to rely on; aid; clue; way; means
  • someone to rely on; relative
  • reminder; memento
捨て石☆【すていしsuteishi】捨石・棄て石・棄石irr.

noun:

  • ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance)
  • sacrificed stone (in the game of go) ➜ 捨て駒
半纏【はんてんhanten】半纒・袢纏・半天・袢天irr.

noun:

  • traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets ➜ 羽織
  • livery coat ➜ 印半纏
  • half the sky ［半天］
  • mid-air; middle of the sky ［半天］
牛にひかれて善光寺参り【うしにひかれてぜんこうじまいりushinihikaretezenkoujimairi】牛に引かれて善光寺参り

expression / noun:

  • doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of somebody else; being pulled to the Zenkoji temple by a cow [literal] - idiom
竹槍戦術【たけやりせんじゅつtakeyarisenjutsu】

noun:

  • tactics of fighting a technologically advanced adversary with primitive weapons; sole reliance on simple determination (naive spiritualism) in fighting an overwhelming foe - four character idiom
横綱相撲【よこづなずもうyokozunazumou】

noun:

  • facing one's opponent head-on and winning via overwhelmingly superior strength or skill; match in which a yokozuna overpowers his opponent - Sumo term
両刀使い・両刀遣い【りょうとうづかいryoutouzukai・りょうとうつかいryoutoutsukai】両刀づかい【りょうとうづかいryoutouzukai】

noun:

  • double-sword fencing; two-sword fencer ➜ 使い【つかい】
  • being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields
  • liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well
  • bisexual (person)
粉をかける【こなをかけるkonawokakeru】粉を掛ける Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce) - colloquialism - idiom
止め椀【とめわんtomewan】止椀

noun:

  • soup served at the end of a traditional Japanese dinner; last soup served in a Kaiseki course (often miso soup) ➜ 会席料理
内心☆【ないしんnaishin】

noun / ~の noun:

  • inner thoughts; real intention; inmost heart; one's mind

adverbial noun:

  • at heart; deep down; on the inside

noun:

政治家seijikaはha決してkesshite内心naishinをwo見せないmisenai。 Politicians never tell us their inner thoughts.

毛氈をかぶる【もうせんをかぶるmousenwokaburu】毛氈を被る Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to blunder; to bungle; to fail - archaism
  • to use up all one's money (esp. on the services of prostitutes) - archaism
油団【ゆとんyuton】

noun:

  • oiled multi-layered paper sheet used to sit or sleep on (during the summer); oiled-paper cushion; wax-cloth
足が出る【あしがでるashigaderu】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget - idiom
  • to have a secret revealed - idiom
呼吸が合う【こきゅうがあうkokyuugaau】 Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

  • to get along; to hit it off; to be on the same page; to work well together; to synchronize
フライングスタートFURAINGUSUTAATO・フライング・スタートFURAINGU/SUTAATO

noun:

  • false start; jumping the gun - From English "flying start"
  • flying start; running start
  • broadcasting a television or radio program a few minutes before its scheduled time
ひさしhisashi《庇・廂》

noun:

  • eaves (of roof)
  • narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building - Architecture term
  • visor (of a cap); brim; peak
  • classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle - abbreviation ➜ 庇髪

ひさしhisashiからkara雨水amamizuがga滴りshitatari落ちているochiteiru。 The eaves are dripping.

屁と火事はもとから騒ぐ【へとかじはもとからさわぐhetokajihamotokarasawagu】

expression:

  • it is often the originator of problems who kicks up a fuss or complains loudest; the one who smelt it dealt it - proverb
待婚期間【たいこんじかんtaikonjikan】

noun:

  • period of prohibition of remarriage; period after the cessation of a marriage in which the woman is prohibited from remarrying (100 days) - Law term
再婚禁止期間【さいこんきんしきかんsaikonkinshikikan】

noun:

  • period of prohibition of remarriage; period after the cessation of a marriage in which the woman is prohibited from remarrying (100 days) - Law term ➜ 待婚期間
さてはsateha

conjunction:

  • and then; besides; on top of that
  • in that case; that being the case; if so
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